A few more old pictures I came across.
This guy was a young woodchuck that hung around for a few months. I’d see him in the yard on and off in the evenings. Then one day my kids told me they had a pile of rocks for me out in their hangout spot in the woods. I follow them out to collect the rocks. I pointed out this tree and said it was the perfect climbing tree. As I climbed over some rocks at the base I looked up to see this guy just a couple feet above me! He must have been just as startled as me, he didn’t move at all. I got my pictures and then we all left him alone.
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And this guy is a northern flicker. My daughter and I were in the house and heard something hit the window. I ran over to see this guy sitting in the grass. It was a very hot summer day and he was panting. I wasn’t sure it was from possibly getting hurt hitting the window or if he was just really over heated. We gave him some water that he drank up right away and kept him in the shade. After 5mins or so he flew off! I like to think he didn’t suffer any long term injuries from hitting the window and that maybe he was just to dehydrated to fly at the time.
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lol never thought a ground hog could climb trees.